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Now for those itching to travel, here’s the latest deal to check out from one of Asia’s budget airlines – Tiger Airways. The popular Early Bird Savers Promo is now  back and ready for booking. Valid for one way travel from Feb to September 2010.

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Video: Day 1 Cambodian Water Festival 2009

Here’s a video from KhmerLiveTV of Day 1 of Cambodian Water Festival 2009. Though curious about this occasion that is so much part of the Cambodian culture, I didn’t want to brave the crowds to watch the events so I was just content watching it on tv and those curious about the going ons this video would give you an idea about the Cambodian Water Festival.

Long Holiday is Over..

thought bubble_ideasNo work, no school since Friday here in Cambodia. Friday was King Sihamoni’s coronation anniversary, the next day was the King father’s birthday. The November1-3 we saw a flurry of activity here in Phnom Penh because of the Water Festival or the Bon Om Tuk. Now it’s back to school for the kids and back to work for me :D .

We had been thinking of going out of town for the holidays but the plan was put off because Hi-ace has been tied up with something from work. So we just spent the long holidays here in Phnom Penh. Saturday we went to visit a friend. Sunday was spent with Hi-ace parents. We also went to the riverside early morning just to check out what’s happening (not much really..) since most of the activities took place in the afternoons.

The next day we went to look for a laptop for Hi-ace’s niece and we ended up buying a Toshiba U500 @ about $740. Laptops are getting cheaper and cheaper now huh? I was really tempted to get myself an ideapad, those really small notebooks and I happened to see a Dell Mini Netbook in plum purple. Tempting, tempting! Just take a look..

dell

Anyway, I looked for a video card since I’ve been planning to update the one here in my desktop for a better ‘gaming’ experience. I nagged Hi-ace about changing our curtain bars and yahoo! it worked. Got him out of staring at his notebook and we bought several new curtain bars and I pestered him again till he installed it all. :) Last Tuesday night we roamed around and we chanced upon a ‘not-so-crowded’ shop along Norodom Blvd. selling kids shoes for only $5. We ended up buying some for Chinks and some nieces. We were supposed to see what’s happening along the riverside but it was just so traffic and neither of us was feeling masochistic to brave it.

Yesterday morning was again spent @ my in-law’s house eating Cambodian noodles..After a leisurely lunch I dragged Hi-ace to Tuol Tompong Market to buy some plastic baskets to stuff Chinkee’s toys which is always cluttered around. I also ended up buying shirts..We planned to have dinner out last night but it was raining really hard so I just cooked ‘pata tim’ @ home and we had a sumptuous dinner..

Sour Soben, Kandal Province Cambodia

This is usually our dilemma. As much as possible we want to have a short reprieve from the dust and chaos here in Phnom Penh, but most weekends we don’t have much time to travel really far. So places just around Phnom Penh and adjacent provinces are really what we constantly look for.

One of our favorite weekend getaway place is Sour Soben in Tiger Road, Kandal Province. It’s about 30-40 minutes drive from Phnom Penh. Sour Soben has two huge ponds, landscaped and surrounded by floating huts and they serve delicious and affordable Khmer food. They also have lots of peacocks, swans and other birds plus for only $5 per hour (includes the fishing line, baits etc) you can also try your hand at fishing. They also have a free playground for kids.

I love the whole atmosphere of the place. You get to relax and feel the breeze.. No wonder this place is popular with Khmers so best head over there around 10-11 am to get your pick of a well-located cottage. Of course, in true Cambodian style, the huts just come with mats, as they prefer having picnics and sitting in lotus style. You can also bring a hammock, tie it in the huts and get some beauty sleep.

Sour Soben, Kandal Province Cambodia

Sour Soben, Kandal Province Cambodia

Sour Soben, Kandal Province Cambodia

Khmer food served here is good and I particularly like their grilled fish, papaya salad, roast chicken and the shrimp served with coconut milk. Prices range from $3-$6 for the mains. Let’s say for 3 persons, $20 is more than enough..

I can’t describe the place more in words so I’ll let this photos tell the story..

Sour Soben, Kandal Province Cambodia

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Cebu Pacific’s 1-Peso Seat Sale is On till Nov 2, 2009

Budget cuts? Don’t let it stop you from traveling. I love these budget airlines and I find myself taking advantage of their super value promotions. I’m even a regular email subscriber of these airlines so I get to know when they have fare cuts. Here’s another fare promo from Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ budget airline.

cebu pacific_P1 seat sale

Cebu Pacific is offering ‘Go Lite’ P1 seat sale to all international and domestic destinations starting now until November 2, 2009, or until the allotted 100,000 seats are sold out. Travel period is June 15 to September 30, 2010. For online bookings only. Hurry!! Book Now.

The promotion covers all domestic routes as well as its international destinations – Kota KinabaluTaipeiBangkokHong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Guangzhou, Ho Chi MinhJakartaKuala Lumpur, Busan, ShanghaiIncheon and Osaka.

‘Go Lite’ means no check-in luggage but if you go heavy on shopping, you simply need to add in P100 for check-in luggage.

Cambodia’s Water and Moon Festival, November 1-3 2009

More holidays! Next week, November 1-3, 2009 is one of the most anticipated festivals in all of Cambodia. The pirogue racing along the Tonle Sap, Phnom Penh is one event that Khmer’s look forward to. The whole carnival feeling plus thousands of tourists and locals flock to Phnom Penh to join in the festivities.

boat racing_water festival

water festival boat racing

Image credits: Cambodia.org /Khmerization

Although there is also a smaller scale version of the festival held in Angkor Wat, but the exciting happenings are right in Phnom Penh. Yesterday, we took a stroll along the riverside and whoa! there are loads of stalls in construction, workers touching up on the pavilion that will serve as viewing stand for the boat race, more workers cleaning up the river from floating water hyacinth..

Water Festival 2009 Preparations..

Water Festival 2009 Preparations..

Water Festival 2009 Preparations..

Water Festival 2009 Preparations..

Early Morning..@the Riverside

Early Morning..@the Riverside

Flags are Up..Phnom Penh Riverside

Flags are Up..Phnom Penh Riverside

The annual Water and Moon Festival is also called the Bonn Om Toeuk in Khmer. This festival celebrates the start of the fishing season. It also marks the reversal of the current in Tonle Sap river. The most watched out for event is the boat racing, and there is fireworks, lots of fairs and mini concerts.

The Boat Race or Pirogue Racing, the highlight and worth watching. Some 300 boats all propelled by synchronized rowers. Most of the rowers are from different provinces and some from other countries. Loads of people from provinces come over to cheer on their rowing team.

The Moon festival coincides with the Water Festival and for Khmers the full moon means bountiful harvest. During this time, Khmers give offerings, light incense and say prayers to the moon.

Living in Phnom Penh: Yesterday’s Holiday..

cambodia-SihamoniOctober 29.. Holiday here in Cambodia. Chinks was sad coz she won’t be going to school. So what’s the occasion? October 29 is His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni’s coronation anniversary. King Norodom Sihamoni is the son of His Majesty Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia and of Her Majesty Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk of Cambodia. He was born 14 May 1953. Check out King Sihamoni’s official website.

A friend asked me before if he is single, well, yes he is. So ladies who wish to be a queen and mother of the future king, well King Sihamoni is single. He is multi-lingual and can speak Khmer, French, Czech, English and Russian so knowing this languages can help :D . Anyway, I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting or even seeing him in person but he does have a very gentle aura and serenity. Perhaps that is why Khmers love him.

Anyway, what did we do with the rest of our free day yesterday? Woke up real early for a jog around the riverside. We like doing this coz its free of crowds compared to evenings and no traffic. After a couple of hours of brisk walking, we went to Tuol Tompong Market to for food shopping.

I was in a mood for Pinoy food so I cooked chicken tinola and stir-fried pork with tomatoes and onion. My Khmer niece said the chicken tinola is so ‘chungun’ (delicious) and I guess that made my day.

Afternoon was spent having haircut. Chinks had her hair styled with bangs (so 60’s and cute!) and I also had my hair cut and gave the stylist free rein on what to do with my unruly mane. He just amazed me and churned out a layered do for me which definitely minimized the crazy volume of my hair and it appeared toned down. Love it and love the price too.. Just $6 for me and Chinks complete with blowdrying. He advised that I should get my hair straightened to get the maximum effect of my layered hair and I might just do that next week…

Late evening, we went to buy wine for Hi-ace. Got home around 6:30. Some friends were inviting us to go to the riverside to see the fireworks for King Sihamoni but we opted out. We don’t like big crowds and no way are we braving that area with Chinks in tow…

Just the same it was a really an enjoyable day.. And more holidays to come.. Next week is Cambodia’s Water Festival so that’s a couple more days of holidays..Yahoo!

Purple Going Orange??

Remember my purple phone? Hi-ace got for me as a surprise since I was really obssessed about purple things? For this year anyway.. I’m thinking next year would be a good year for pink or maybe orange.. Hehehe I wonder.. Maybe I could get him to buy me an iPod or a digital camera in pink or orange?

sony-ericsson-k770i

Anyway, about my purple phone, its a Sony Ericsson K770i, Cybershot series. I really really love it! Sure its not loaded with features like the iPhone or a Blackberry or an HTC phone but I’ve come to love it mainly because it, yes! purple. It has the features that I need like 3G, Bluetooth, radio, RSS reader and what I love best is its 3 Megapixels camera. I have a digital camera but at times I forget to bring it around and this phone comes in really handy. The picture quality is almost at par with one taken by a digi cam, like the photos I took of Royal University of Phnom Penh (IFL). I use it more often that the digicam now I’m thinking of buying a new sd card so I could store more.

I’m thinking of not replacing it even if my color choice next year would be pink or orange.. but I kinda dig the orange one on the photo..What do you think?

What’s Making Me Grin Like a Weirdo..

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I’m in a pretty good mood today. I transferred my blog earnings for the last two weeks around $200 from my Paypal account to my Philippine bank account (Metrobank). I did the actual transfer Friday night so not counting the weekends, I was expecting my funds to be credited Thursday or Friday this week. But I was really surprised when I checked late Monday evening that voila! the money is there already! Fast huh? I’ve done similar transfers dozens of times already but this is the fastest it could get. The only complaint I’ve got is that the peso is getting weaker against the dollar (again!!) and since my Metrobank account is in Peso I’d be losing a lot if I withdraw it here in dollars. So I just decided to leave it there and just save it.

Another thing I’m happy about is that yesterday me and Chinks discovered Aero-Kae-Bo workout video and has been trying it out. It’s a combination of Aerobics, Karate and Boxing and has 10-minute and 30 minute workout option. I’ve been doing the 30 min workout for two straight days already and I feel really good being able to sweat. It’s a great cardio exercise and really simple to follow. I’m thinking of alternating it with HipHop Abs workout, another workout video I enjoy very much. We’ll see.. Hmm, hope i could keep up and not be lazy again after a couple of days.

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Chinkee Wants to Be..

Chinkee - cartoon versionMy daughter, Chinkee, says she wants to be a bus/bulldozer driver or have her own business. I’m not sure why she fancies being a bus or bulldozer driver but she is really fascinated with buses and construction machineries. I could still remember when she was three she bugged me to buy her a remote controlled excavator. After a couple of weeks of her campaigining for that toy, I got her one and boy! did she have some fun. When were also living in Cavite, there was a new subdivision being constructed beside our village and we used to take afternoon walks near there and she was always ecstatic whenever she sees those big equipments..

She also says if she cannot be a bus or bulldozer driver she will be a businesswoman. I think she’d be a natural at it. Especially now that she stays a lot with Hi-ace’s family. They are so entrepreneur-minded and I like exposing her to that. She also likes hearing her dad telling her stories about how he raised poultry and sold eggs in the market when he was young so he could have some money for school expenses. All their nephews and nieces are very much involved in their small businesses. Be it repacking for their grocery store, or tending the store during slow periods. We both agree that this is a great training ground for kids plus it also improves their social skills.

She also likes playing selling or what she calls ‘tindatindahan’. When we were staying in Bicol my father even made a little toy store for her. She then bugged us to buy her the complete toy store set with plastic shopping carts, mini POS systems etc. and she’d assign ‘customer’ roles to us.Till now she still plays like that alternating managing her ‘grocery store’ with her ‘little restaurant’.

It’s really fun watching her and at times joining in her play. The only problem sometimes is that she expects us to eat whatever she cooks in her ‘restaurant’..

Street Finger Foods – Khmer Style

I love Khmer food and I’m really adventurous when it comes to trying out street foods.  Comes from being Asian I think and besides in the Philippines these stuff are part of our daily lives. I must say I miss eating street foods from home and to remedy that I’ve been so game trying out what’s in the streets of Phnom Penh. Except for those fried exotic insects, I had been having a blast tasting different kinds of Cambodian street foods.

I’ve been curious whenever I see those roving eateries that set up late afternoon on the sidewalks with small chairs and lots of young people as patrons. Most of them eating nom pang pate, some serve fruit shakes, but what I was interested in were the fried finger foods. Reminds me so much of Pinoy favorites – fishballs/squidballs/kwek-kwek (quail eggs coated in flour and deep fried)/calamares (squid rings dipped in flour and deep fried).

Yummy Khmer Street Finger Foods
ummy Khmer Street Finger Foods

The Cambodian version has lots of varieties. Hotdogs, beef balls, meat balls, sausages, veggies wrapped in fish wrappers, spicy ham and a lot more. I observed that Khmers like eating in balance. Each serving doesn’t just include several choices of sauce but it all comes with lots of herbs and cucumber. I love experimenting with the sauces and after trying them all I’m getting kind of confused about which one I prefer. The herbs balances the salty taste and the cucumber adds an extra crunch to it.

The variety of food and its unique Khmer taste makes one’s diet easy to forget. It’s easy to have food binge here and everytime that happens to me I contemplate taking diet pills to offset the extra calories. Not good though..Anyway, if you’re into street food and wanna try out what Khmers eat along the streets, this is a must try. And oh, it tastes great with chilled tea.

Photos – Royal University of Phnom Penh

One of our favorite places to stroll about here in Phnom Penh is the Royal University of Phnom Penh. Late afternoon gets a little bit crowded there with young people having picnics, some playing soccer, some playing badminton and some ‘not-so-young’ doing some brisk walking.

The Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) is located along the corner of Confederation de la Russie and St. 598. The area is big with lots of trees, ponds, walking paths. It’s also free to get in as long as its open. Though its not as big but it does reminds me a bit of UP Diliman grounds.

The buildings are also lovely, some built in the 1960’s so the architecture is pretty interesting blend of Khmer and French influences. My daughter loves going to the ponds in the Institute of Foreign Language, lots of fishes there and you can even feed it..

Whenever we go there I can’t resist taking photos of the buildings and I’ve collected some to share. :D Enjoy!

Royal University of Phnom Penh (Photos)

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French Library.. Obviously my favorite building here.

‘Holliwoot’ Movies, Anyone?

It’s quite usual to find funny signs like this around Cambodia. I love it though. Gives me a dose of comic relief..

A sign on a CD/DVD Shop in a mall here in Phnom Penh..

Funny Sign - Hollywoot

Just Feeling a Bit Low

lonely_girl_by_luhmorinThis is but normal. The past few days I feel a bit depressed. I have to cram lots of work and I feel all around unenergized. I’ve been living a very sedentary life this past two months and I long to be physically active again. But work does keep me sitting in front of the computer for hours.

Yesterday, I did some brisk walking around our neighborhood which I hope I could do again on a regular basis. It definitely helped clear my mind and it felt good to sweat a lot. Certainly better than weight loss products, a friend recommended I take.

I’m also feeling so homesick  and to make things worse, I highly doubt if I could go home for Christmas. Schedules simply won’t jive. I was hoping we could go for the holidays and so my sister can also come back with us. She’s been wanting to see Cambodia for ages.

Oh, well I guess life is like that. You’re down one day but still tomorrow is something to look forward to..

CSI Blah Blah’s

I love CSI. The show I mean. When I was a kid I wanted to be a scientist. I was fascinated with science and this show just gives me the kicks. I think forensics is a very interesting field and I would have wanted a career out of it except that blood and dead bodies grosses me out. What fascinates me more about the show is the human element, what goes on and the behind the scenes of crimes.

When it comes to books I love thrillers, stories with detectives, mysteries, legal whatchamacallits. So it was just so natural for me to get hooked to CSI. But I still play favorites. Of all the three CSI shows, I prefer CSI Las Vegas and CSI New York. I even have my own DVD collection of CSI Las Vegas and NY so I get to watch reruns anytime I want to.

My fave CSI characters?

CSI's Gil Grissom
CSI’s Gil Grissom

Gil Grissom in CSI Las Vegas. Too bad he’s not on the show anymore. I love William Petersen playing the brilliant yet socially awkward CSI Supervisor. And I can’t seem to get over his love for insects. I mean he races cockroaches during his Entymology seminars and his office is just full of those bugs he collects. Weird but totally lovable character. I also like the way Grissom and Sarah Sidle’s romance was played out. I mean it was subtle, wasn’t overboard so the main focus of the show was not overshadowed. I just wish he didn’t get burned out since his character was really pivotal in the show but then again Petersen has been playing Grissom for 8 years so I guess he was ready to move on..

CSI's Catherine Willows
CSI’s Catherine Willows

Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger) comes as my second favorite character in CSI Las Vegas. She’s hot, feisty, ambitious yet very loyal to her colleagues and her friends. She’s not your usual beautiful lady and make no mistake about thinking of her as a dumb bimbo since she’s also a very talented CSI. She used to work as an exotic dancer to pay her way to college.She’s also better at dealing with people and politics than Grissom so she balances Grissom’s lack of tact. She’s also one of the reasons I’m still looking forward to the new CSI Las Vegas seasons.

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My Memory Gap Remedy

to do listLol! Not any medicine. Just a simple to do list. I keep forgetting stuff, lots of things to do and its almost noon time I haven’t done anything much.. Hehe except keep up with friends thru Facebook.

I have a love/hate relationship with Facebook.  I love it coz it keeps me updated and wards off my homesickness. I could connect with friends and even those I haven’t seen for more than a decade. Downside is, once I get started I tend to forget my tasks and not get much done.

If you’re a workathome mom like me you’d know that house chores and work would eventually get all mixed up unless you are super organized. I’m almost up to the neck with things to do so I don’t want to waste time anymore..

I’m also trying to save my ‘ at least one-post per day’ challenge so this list now becomes a post. Hehehe clever eh?

  • Water my plants – they are dying! If my mom was here, I would most likely get a scolding.
  • Wash the bedsheets. I hate doing laundry…
  • Go to market. Buy foodies and stock up for next week.
  • Plan next week’s menu. – Have loads of things to do and if I have menu plan it makes things easier for me. Shopping as well as cooking time is shortened.
  • Fix and rearrange shoe cabinet.
  • Rearrange my earring collection.
  • Put Chinkee’s bookshelves in order.
  • Stock up on incense sticks and offering things.
  • Take time to have manicure and pedicure.
  • Have haircut within the next two weeks. I keep forgetting this! I feel like I look like a ‘bruha’ already..
  • Look for a salon where I could have my hair straightened.
  • Help Chinks with homework.

Work reminders:

  • Reply to Steph’s email.
  • Finish editing posts for a blog I’m revamping. Only 40 posts to go!!
  • Upload WP themes to new domains. Refer to list.
  • Upload WP plugins to new domains.
  • Update Pink.
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Getting To Know Me..

Getting to Know MeFound this lounging on my Facebook notes. And since I’m challenging myself to post at least once a day so this tag is in the menu for today :D . I’m not tagging anyone but if you feel like answering this q’s, then feel free to repost.

1. What time did you get up this morning?
>>woke up @ 5:15 am

2. How do you like your steak?
>> well done.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
>>forgot na. I prefer watching dvd’s @ home anyway

4. What is your favorite TV show?
>>CSI, Grey’s Anatomy, Spongebob Squarepants (daughter induced)

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
>> Switzerland – I fancy the lakes and the alps or Paris, France

6. What did you have for breakfast?
>> coffee and toast

7. What is your favorite cuisine?
>> Chinese and Italian

8. What foods do you dislike?
>> stuff with too much cinnamon or food that smells eww.

9. Favorite place to eat?
>>anywhere as long as the food is good.. i’m not choosy :D

10. Favorite dressing?
>> just olive oil.

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive?
>> bicycle. haha! i don’t drive

12. What are your favorite clothes?
>> jeans, comfy shorts and tank tops

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance?
>> Nepal or Mongolia

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?
>> half full

15. Where would you want to retire?
>> Bicol, Philippines

16. Favorite time of day?
>> early mornings

17. Where were you born?
>> Legazpi City, Philippines

18. What is your favorite sport to watch?
>> i don’t like watching sports much. but if you insist, tennis and soccer. not that i understand anything that goes on, its just that some players are hot! hehe

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Fun and Laid Back Weekend..

sipping coffeeDespite my hectic schedule and gloomy weather here in Phnom Penh, I’m quite happy. Last friday, I met some Filipinas based here in Phnom Penh.I knew both Josiet and Zarah because of blogging. They also introduced me to Mel and Che. We had coffee and interesting conversation, then we also went to a boutique for a bit of shopping. Too bad, I had to rush off first because I had the house key and Hi-ace and Chinks can’t get inside the house. Anyway, it was a fun Friday afternoon and hope I could see you guys again..

Saturday, I overslept. Good thing, Hi-ace didn’t have class and it was really sweet of him to get up early and prepare breakfast. I woke up around 8 am and we did some house cleaning (hehe my idea of fun). I cooked sinigang with pork and shrimp and shrimp tempura with chili sauce for lunch. After stuffing ourselves full, we rested a bit and watched TV then we had Chinks bike fixed, then we went out and checked for some curtain rods and replacements for our water filters.

I wanted to go to the supermarket but it was drizzling so put if off till about 5 pm. Grabbed some fresh milk, biscuits for Chinks, canned drinks and beer, and bread. Then we headed back home. After dinner, I settled for a Jonathan Kellerman book I’ve been reading while Hi-ace and Chinks played puzzle.

Now its Sunday and I feel so lazy. Must be the weather, its simply too gloomy and when its like that I don’t feel like doing anything or going anywhere. Hi-ace has graduate research class so he was out of the house before 7am. I let Chinks sleep till eight, while I’m updating my blogs, approving comments, responding to emails etc. And what’s for our lunch? Fried fish in sweet and sour sauce, stir fried vegies with minced pork and of course, rice.

I wonder what I’d do this afternoon? Maybe, visit a plant shop and buy some more plants and pots? If it doesn’t rain. Otherwise I might just do a rerun of CSI Las Vegas. And tomorrow it’ll be Monday again and everything won’t be as laid-back as today. Have tons of things to do again.

I keep wishing it’ll always be weekend..

10 Steps to Faster Blog Indexing

I don’t profess to be an expert on blogging but after a two years of setting up blogs I learned a lot. I’ve set up dozens of blogs already. And the start-up phase is usually the most hectic and confusing part if you are not sufficiently organized. To make things easier for me I made myself a Wordpress set-up guide as well as blog indexing guide.

As soon as we have a blog set up of course, we’d want to have our blog indexed in search engines. But how do we do that? Blogs can actually get indexed without you doing anything except to post and update it. Especially if you are using Wordpress and set up the Ping Options.But if you go by this route, indexing may take time.Thankfully, there are lots of things you can do to have your blogs indexed faster.

Let me share my blog indexing guide list. Be sure to have at least 2-4 posts on your blog before you start doing this. This list has made things really easier for me.

10 Steps to Faster Blog Indexing:

  1. Submit site to Google, Yahoo Directory, MSN, DMOZ..
  2. Claim blog with Technorati.
  3. Join BlogCataglog and MyblogLog and claim blog. – I find this very helpful and they send some traffic also once you have a community. They also publish a snippet of your RSS feed.
  4. Submit blog to Blog and Website Directories.- There are countless free web directory sites to submit to,and it can be a little overwhelming. So choose a couple of sites and do it little by little and you don’t really need to submit to all of them. There are also softwares for website submissions you might want to have a look at that.
  5. Blog hop and leave comments on several blogs. – But do make sure your comments are relevant to the blog posts. You wouldn’t want to be branded as a spammer, right? In any case, leaving comments and connecting with other bloggers is one of fun perks in blogging.
  6. Exchange links with related blogs. – How? For me, simply asking nicely gets the best results. A lot of bloggers are open to exchanging links.
  7. Join Entrecard and add widget to your blog. – I know some would say Entrecard is passe but I still get a good number of visitors from Entrecard without even doing much Entrecard dropping.
  8. Write a profile page or add blog URL to your social networking profiles. – If you have personal profiles in sites like Facebook, YouTube, Linkd In, Twitter, MySpace, Plurk (the list is actually endless..) then make use of it and link to your site.
  9. Bookmark your URL or one of your posts in Social Bookmarking sites. – Digg, Delicious, Furl, Propeller etc..
  10. Post in relevant forums and add your blog url on your profile signature. – Search for niche forums and sign up. Make sure your forum posts are relevant to the discussions. You can find related niche forums using forum search engines like www.boardtracker and www.boardreader.com.

Tip: Have your details handy when you’re submitting in directories. I find it really helpful to have my URL, Site Title, Site Description, Email (most directories will email for confirmation), RSS Feed URL. Have this ready in a notepad to make submissions faster.

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